Hello once again from Jinga! Today we had high hopes that much would be accomplished at the playground. We prayed that it would be so, if God also had that in the plans for us. The first van left here at 6:30, on the way to the playground they picked up two welders from East African Playgrounds to help us for the day. This morning our welder, George called that he was sick and would not be able to come until Thursday.
The second van left at 8::30 and needed to do some errands in town before leaving for Naigobya. We were eager to see what had been accomplished at the playground when we arrived. Later in the morning we arrived, after driving on some very scary roads. The amount of rain the red dirt roads received last night had washed even more of them away. At times we are riding on rails with a ditch in the middle and ditches on each side! Driving here is not for the faint of heart. We pray each day before we leave for protection on the roads and that everything will go well.
When we arrived at the playground the welders were working on the two swing sets which actually took them until about 2:00 pm. Before that time the guys were able to get the see saws up and ready to be used after they are painted.
Because the women and girls were limited to what we could do today, Michelle and Rachel took us once again to a village. The people were wonderful and there were so many kids around because school is on break.
We were mobbed when we tried to give out toy wooden cars and suckers. The sweets were a huge hit with the women as well as the kids. We gave formula to two grandmas who are caring for infants who are not theirs. What a ministry Every Child Ministries has to these villages. We also were able to see Patrick’s garden which he farms to support his family.
One of the girls we met was pregnant and we plan to bring her a mothers kit tomorrow. She said she is 17 but Michelle guesses her to be 15 or even younger.
Sally and Bri had the opportunity to go with Courtney to visit a 4 day old baby and a month old one. They had the joy of holding both the babies. We are grateful to be able to show Gods love in these situations.
When we returned to the playground they were just getting ready to set up the watch towers. What fun to have some height added to our playground. Tomorrow we will be able to sand the metal on the swing sets and give them an epoxy coat. We cannot wait to start the process. We are sad that it will be our last day but are also thankful for the amount we were able to accomplish.
Please pray for us as we say goodbye to the many friends we have spent 4 days with at St Paul’s Primary School. We will miss there ready smiles and willingness to help us!
Darwin, Sally, Michael, Bri, Sandy and Arry
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